Central Asia Tour: Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan

Day by day

The plan as the operator publishes it. Exact timings are confirmed with your booking.

1. Day1 Arrival in Tashkent – Uzbekistan

   Arrival at Tashkent Airport, meet our representative, and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Tashkent.
2. Day 2 Tashkent City Tour

   Breakfast at the hotel. Around 12:00, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby to begin your city excursion. Highlights include: Khasti Imam Complex, including the Quran Museum, Barak Khan Madrassa, and Kafal Shahi Mausoleum, one of Tashkent's most important spiritual monuments located in the…
3. Day 3 Tashkent to Samarkand by Train – Samarkand City Tour

   Meet the driver in the hotel lobby. Transfer to the railway station to board the high-speed Afrosiab Train (approx. 7:30–9:43 / 8:00–10:25 / 8:30–10:49). The city of Samarkand was once invaded by Alexander the Great and later reduced to ashes by the armies of Genghis Khan.
4. Day 4 Samarkand Second Tour

   Breakfast at the hotel. Continue exploring Samarkand with visits to: Ulugbek Observatory – built in 1428–1429 by Ulugbek, grandson of Timur. During his reign, Samarkand became one of the world's leading scientific centers.
5. Day 5 Samarkand to Bukhara by Train – Bukhara Tour

   Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, transfer to the railway station to board the high-speed train to Bukhara (approx. 9:53–11:39 or 10:59–12:42). Upon arrival, transfer to the Old City and begin the sightseeing tour.
6. Day 6 Bukhara Tour

   Breakfast at the hotel. Today's visits include: Ismail Samani Mausoleum – one of Central Asia's greatest masterpieces of early Islamic architecture. Bolo Khauz Mosque (1712), once used by the Emir of Bukhara for Friday prayers.
7. Day 7 Bukhara to Mary (Farab Border Crossing)

   Breakfast at hotel. Meet your guide at lobby to transfer to the boarder. Border crossing and formalities. Meet your guide and driver on the other side. Transfer to hotel in Mary. Overnight in Mary.
8. Day 8 Mary Sightseeing – Ashgabat (350 km | 4.5–5 Hours)

   Breakfast at hotel. Hotel Check out. Meet your guide at hotel lobby to start the excursion: Visit Old Merw ruins-UNESCO Worldwide Heritage site. Afterwards, we drive onward to Ashgabat by road (352 km). Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Ashgabat.
9. Day 9 Ashgabat Sightseeing

   Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide to begin today's sightseeing. Visits include: Old Nisa – the residence of the Parthian Kings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. National Museum of History of Turkmenistan (closed on Tuesdays and national holidays). Arch of Neutrality. Monument of Independence.
10. Day 10 Ashgabat – Darvaza (270 km | 4 Hours)

    Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide and travel by 4WD Jeep to Darvaza (approximately 276 km, around 4 hours). Upon arrival: Excursion around the famous Gas Crater. Transfer to the Yurt Camp. Barbecue dinner in Darvaza. Overnight in Darvaza.
11. Day 11 Darvaza – Khiva (Dashoguz Border Crossing)

    Breakfast (Picnic). Meet your guide and drive approximately 300 km to the Dashoguz Border. Complete border crossing procedures. Meet your guide and driver on the Uzbekistan side and continue approximately 70 km to Khiva. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Khiva.
12. Day 12 Khiva Tour

    Breakfast at the hotel. As you enter Ichan-Kala, the heart of Khiva, it feels as though you've stepped into the magical world of Scheherazade, surrounded by narrow cobbled streets, clay houses, stunning mosques, mausoleums, minarets, and colorful domes.
13. Day 13 Khiva – Urgench – Final Departure

    Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your driver and transfer to Urgench International Airport for departure.